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Core 1..96 Hansard (PRISM::Advent3b2 17.25) House of Commons Debates VOLUME 148 Ï NUMBER 191 Ï 1st SESSION Ï 42nd PARLIAMENT OFFICIAL REPORT (HANSARD) Friday, June 9, 2017 Speaker: The Honourable Geoff Regan CONTENTS (Table of Contents appears at back of this issue.) 12397 HOUSE OF COMMONS Friday, June 9, 2017 The House met at 10 a.m. sector above Quebec's laws. With the infrastructure bank, after an order of the government, agricultural zoning, environmental protections, and municipal bylaws will no longer apply. This raises serious constitutional issues. Prayer For a private construction project to be exempt from Quebec law, Ï (1005) an old colonial-inspired power must be invoked, namely, declaratory [Translation] power, but that needs to be done by Parliament on a project-by- project basis. Bill C-44 therefore invokes the government's power The Speaker: The member for Montcalm has given notice of a over public property to federalize the bank's projects. However, we question of privilege. are not talking about public property. We are talking about private PRIVILEGE investors. Bill C-44 may be unconstitutional. The Quebec National Assembly is unanimously opposed to this bill and the Government RIGHTS OF NON-RECOGNIZED PARTIES of Quebec is prepared to challenge it in court. Mr. Luc Thériault (Montcalm, BQ): Mr. Speaker, today we begin our last day of debate on Bill C-44, and all we have left is two I know what you are thinking, Mr. Speaker. You are thinking that I hours and fifteen minutes. am raising a point of debate. You are partly right. This issue definitely deserves to be debated, but that debate will never happen We will not have an opportunity to speak at third reading because because the Bloc Québécois, the only party to raise this issue, would we are 34th in line at the eleventh hour of debate. I therefore submit not be able to participate because of the discriminatory rules of the to you that my parliamentary privilege has been violated. What had House. not yet happened three days ago is happening now. Time allocation is preventing a political party from speaking on a bill. In your June 6 ruling, you said that you cannot go against the will I would like to remind you that last month I raised a question of of the House. I find that unfortunate, but I understand. That being privilege about the government's plan to use more closure motions, said, it is not time allocation motions alone that exclude the Bloc thereby preventing members of non-recognized parties from Québécois and the Green Party from debate. It is time allocation participating in debate, stifling diversity of opinion, and basically motions and the fact that we are relegated to 34th place in the bypassing the views and interests Bloc Québécois voters in what speaking order. looks an awful lot like democracy denied. Mr. Speaker, the hypothetical question that was asked three days In your ruling of June 6, 2017, you recognized that my concerns ago has become a reality today. I am asking you to find that my were legitimate: parliamentary privileges have been violated. I am asking you to The privilege of freedom of speech is undoubtedly the most important right review the speaking order for debates in the House to ensure that all accorded to members of this House. points of view can be heard, despite the repeated gag orders. That is the basis of our democracy. I am asking that all parties, recognized or However, you refused to fully endorse my arguments: not, be able to speak in the House in the first round of speeches. As the member's claims are more speculative in nature at this point, it would be premature and presumptive for the Chair to rule based on assumptions of what might The Speaker: I thank the hon. member for Montcalm for his transpire. question of privilege. I note that he took the opportunity to include Well, now we are no longer speculating. Things that had not yet some aspects of the arguments concerning the bill being debated transpired three days ago are happening today. The Bloc Québécois today. He cited a portion of my June 6 ruling, but I invite him to will not be able to speak to Bill C-44, the budget implementation reread the ruling in its entirety. In it, I indicated the following: bill, the most important bill of the parliamentary session. However, the Bloc Québécois is the only party that caught one worrisome The privilege of freedom of speech is undoubtedly the most important right accorded to members of this House. At the same time, there is an important aspect of the bill. distinction to be made between the right to freedom of speech and the right to participate in the proceedings of the House and its committees. Asked to rule on the By giving the infrastructure bank the status of agent of the crown, right of members to make statements in the House pursuant to Standing Order 31, my even on projects that are entirely private, Bill C-44 puts the financial predecessor stated on April 23, 2013, at page 15800 of Debates: 12398 COMMONS DEBATES June 9, 2017 Government Orders “...there are inherent limits to the privilege of freedom of speech. Aside from the a team that was separate from the Library of Parliament, with the well-known prohibitions on unparliamentary language, the need to refer to other authority to report directly to Parliament. It would expand the PBO's members by title, the rules on repetition and relevance, the sub judice constraints and other limitations designed to ensure that discourse is conducted in a civil and right to access government information and would give the office a courteous manner, the biggest limitation of all is the availability of time.” new mandate to provide costing platform proposals during elections so that voters could make informed decisions based on an I thank hon. members for their attention. independent financial analysis. GOVERNMENT ORDERS The government believes that the work of the PBO is fundamental Ï (1010) to Parliament's ability to debate and to consider the economic and [English] fiscal considerations of the day. That is why we listened and took action when we heard that more could be done to further strengthen BUDGET IMPLEMENTATION ACT, 2017, NO. 1 the PBO's independence. The government took action by introducing Hon. Carla Qualtrough (for the Minister of Finance) moved 12 amendments to Bill C-44 at the House of Commons finance that Bill C-44, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget committee that would further strengthen the mandate of the PBO. I tabled in Parliament on March 22, 2017 and other measures, be read would like to take this opportunity to thank all the members of the the third time and passed. committee, in both this place and on the Senate side, for the work they did and also for the collaboration in improving this legislation. It was through their efforts and those amendments that were brought Hon. Ginette Petitpas Taylor (Parliamentary Secretary to the forward that we found broad support. In fact, The Globe and Mail Minister of Finance, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, it gives me great pleasure reported that “The government has placed Canada’s PBO on strong to speak today about the budget implementation act, also known as legislative footing.” Bill C-44. Passage of the bill would implement the next chapter of the government's plan to strengthen the economy and grow the middle class. It would allow the government to continue making the necessary targeted investments that would create jobs, grow the I want to turn now to some major elements of Bill C-44, starting economy, and provide more opportunities for Canadians. with a priority I know members of this House broadly support. One A strong and growing middle class is the engine of our economy, of the best ways we can bring confidence back to the middle class is and truly it is our highest priority. by investing in public infrastructure to build stronger communities. [Translation] When we were elected, we promised Canadians that we would [Translation] make middle class families our priority and that is what we have done. We began by asking the wealthiest 1% to pay a bit more so that we could give a tax cut to the middle class. We then introduced the new Canada child benefit. This non-taxable benefit is much These days, governments around the world are facing a challenge. simpler, more generous, and better targeted to those who need it than They have to figure out how to finance and build huge public works the former system, the universal child care benefit. projects that are efficient, dynamic, affordable, and, most impor- [English] tantly, long-lasting. We then reached a historic agreement with the provinces to help people retire with more dignity, by strengthening the Canada pension plan. We went even further to support Canadian families by Ï (1015) investing $6 billion over 10 years for home care and $5 billion over 10 years for support for mental health initiatives. With the passage of Bill C-44, the government would provide funding for the first year [English] for home care and mental health services to provinces and territories that have accepted the federal offer of $11 billion over the next 10 years. The steps we have taken to date are having a real, positive impact This is why the government has laid out a historic plan to invest on our economy and on Canadians as a whole. more than $180 billion in infrastructure over the next 12 years.
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